Racer Upgrades for 2003

Each weekend, racers whose average handicaps have dropped out of the
minimum for their class are listed here. They are upgraded, after official
approval at the following MACC meeting. The list here shows the handicap
(HC), the minimum HC for the old class, and the new class for the racer.
Congratulations!

Separate handicaps are calculated for slalom and giant slalom. Your class
is determined by the lowest of the two. The handicap limits for each class
are shown below the lists of upgrades.

Upgrades After Race 11 Based on HC

For the first time ever, there are no end-of-season upgrades. Everyone
who was going to upgrade this year has already done it. Congratulations
to all who have improved!

Upgrades After Race 4 Based on HC

Upgrades were also made for the 3 members of the men's D2 class. The
MACC noted that all 3 racers had times that placed them in the competitionin
the faster D1 class. (Marcel Lim now has a 2nd and 3d finish, Bernard
Bast finished 6 of 10, and Nick Katrivesis had the 4th fastest SL time
before DQing the 2nd run.) Welcome to D1!

Pacesetters

The handicaps are determined largely by past histories of most of the
racers competing on a course. Pacesetters provide quality control, and
influence the handicaps of racers who are much faster or much slower
than the average racer for the course.

Calculating and Reporting Handicaps

Handicaps are computed for all race times. However, the handicaps shown
in the results on a race day are subject to adjusment and are not
considered
"final" until after the first MACC meeting that follows the
race.

Handicaps are calculated using different equations for the first and
second run, in order to compensate for differing course conditions.
Therefore, identical times on the first and second runs can result in
different handicaps.